theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
lately; recently; these days
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)